Vegan White Vegetable Stock

Everyone from food bloggers to health professionals and Michelin-starred chefs have been talking about bone broth for the past few years thanks to its health-giving properties which are supposed to range from helping with arthritis to beating cellulite. 

But what do you do if you’re a vegan or vegetarian and obviously can't eat meat? 

Step forward this vegan broth that has many similar properties. Bone broth is lauded for the collagen content that can help repair the gut, but our bodies can’t even digest collagen whole, we simply absorb nutrients that provides us with the building blocks to naturally create collage when it needs it. 

Obviously, all the calcium, potassium and other minerals found in bone broth are more than easy to find in plant-based foods plus they contain much, much more goodness. This recipe uses the collagen-boosting wakame seaweed which contains collagen boosting minerals and vitamins, as well as a healthy dose of omega 3. You can pick dried wakame up at Amazon or health food stores. 

While 500g/18oz can seem quite expensive, it’s a massive bag as this stuff weighs next to nothing and you only need a small handful. All you have to do is throw the ingredients into a slow cooker and let it simmer for a few hours. Use organic veg where you can.